Hay-baling machine.



PATENTED MAR. s1, 1903 F W WILLIAMl f HAY BALING MAGHWILNEE.-

APPLIGATION FILED MAY; 11902.

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FREDERICK W. WILLIAMS, OF MACON, GEORGIA.

HAY-BALIANG MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters `Patent No. 724,360, dated March 31, 1903.

Application iiled May 15, 1902. Serial No. 107,520. (No model.)

To all whom it may concer-71..-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK WALTON VILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Macon, in the county of Bibb and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Device Applicable to Hay-Ealing Machines, of which the following is a speciica' tion.

My invention relates to a device for operating plunger-rod on hay-baling machines where there are two strokes of plunger to.

and allows plunger-rod to return automatf ically and engage at the opposite side of power-stand, and to provide a guide for plunger-rod.v I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-'- Figure lis a horizontal orworking position of entire machine, showing power-lever G cut olf near power-stand; Fig. 2, top view with top part of hay-box A removed and showing the working parts. Dotted lines s how position of working part at about onehalf travel of plunger. Fig. 3 shows horizontal section of entire machine. Fig. 4 showsy power-lever G with hub H.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is entire hay-box in which hay is com-V pressed, the bottom of which extends out beyond powerstandas shown in drawings.

B is division-block, two of which are used. C is clamp, which is adjustable to B to make tension against which hay is pressed.

O is rubber pad.

D represents clamps, (or framework for hay-,

Eis the plunger, which works longitudinally in box A, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Fis plunger-rod, operated by driving-arms N, (which are a part of hub I-I,) engaging end of plunger-rod F at P and passing off or disengaging itself at Q, plunger-rod F returning automatically to P by means of extension coil-spring J, fastened to box A and to guidelever K.

G is power or propelling lever, fastened rigidly to hub H.

H is a rotatable hub, with two projecting arms in opposite directions, which rotates -on aXle I, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. I prefer to carry out this feature of my invention as shown in Fig. 3, where it wi-ll be seen that axle I is fastened rigidly to box A by means of two bolts passing through axle-stand and block S and bottom of box-A and one of which passes through cross-sill R.

I is axle, passing through hub H and lever G, with key at top; but this invention may be applied with center plates or otherwise in place of axle and may be propelled by any power by using any ordinary'gearing in place of power-lever G, as shown in accompanying drawings.

.I is extension coil-spring, as described.

K is guide-lever, pivoted near center and resting on block S, one end of which is fastened to plunger-rod F by means of bolt, which forms an axle or pivot, thereby keeping end of plunger-rod F in such position as it will engage driving-arms N at any point until the stroke is spent.

L is a key.

M represents spring-dogs. Y

Nrepresentsdriving-arms, which are a part Yof H, both being made in one solid piece.

P is' starting-point for plunger-rod.

Q shows point Where driving-arms pass off plunger-rod F, as shown in Fig. 2.

R is Vcross-sill S, block.

What I claim as my invention is' 1. In a hay-baling machine having a baling-box, a plunger, a plunger-beam and a power mechanism for reciprocating said pl un'- ger-beam with its plunger; the combination of a base connectingthe baling-box and the power mechanism, and a spring actuated. guide-lever pivoted to the base and to the plunger-beam. v

2. In a hay-baling machine having a baling-box, a plunger, a plunger-beam and a power mechanism for actuating said plungerbeam with its plunger g' the combination of a base connecting the baling-box and the power mechanism, a lever pivoted'to the base and to the plunger-beam, and a spring'connected to the base and to the lever whereby the plunger-beam is retracted when disengaged from the power mechanism. l

3. In a hay-baling machine having a baling-box, a plunger, a plunger-beam and a power mechanism for actuating the plungerbeam with its plunger; the combination of a base connecting the baling-box and the power mechanism, a lever pivoted to the base and to the plunger-beam and a spring connected to the leasel and to the lever, said lever being provided with means whereby the tension of the spring may be regulated.

4L. In a hay-baling machine the combina- FRED. W. WILLIAMS Witnesses:

B. J. Hour, E. B. GERDING. 

